First Year Residents

Medical School: University of Nebraska College of Medicine, Omaha, Nebraska

Honors/Awards: University of Arizona Scholarship

Poster Presentations: Homes, M., Cramer, J., Bittner, M. (February 2006). Cervical Cancer Screening Perceptions and Practices in Managua, Nicaragua. Presented at Global Health Education Consortium, Portland, Oregon

Homes, M., Cramer, J., Bittner, M. (April 2006). Cervical Cancer Screening Perceptions and Practices in Managua, Nicaragua. Presented at Western Regional International Health Conference, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Medical School: State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine, Buffalo, New York

Honors/Awards: Buffalo Foundation Scholarship, 1999

Publication:  Stromgren Allen, N., Collings, D., Siegel, A., Grzankowski, K., Johannes, E. & Bisson, M.A.. Statolith Movement in Response to Gravistimulation in the Chara Rhizoid. The Journal of Eukaroyotic Microbiology, 2003 Mar; Volume 50(Issue 2):page 1A-12A.

Poster Presentations: Bisson, M., Collings, D., Allen, N., Grazankowski, K. (July 2001), Statolith Movement in Response to Gravistimulation in the Chara Rhizoid. Presented at American Society o fPlant Physiologists Annual Meeting, Providence, Rhode Island.

Grzankowski, K, Wright, K. (July 2005). Reliable  Method of Detecting Anti-Nuclear Antibodies by Solid Phase Immunoassay. Presented at XIX International Congress of Clinical Chemistry Annual Meeting, Orlando, Florida.

Stromgren Allen, N., Collings, D., Sigel, A., Grzankowski, K., Johannes, E. & Bisson, M.A.. Statolith Movement in Response to Gravistimulation in the Chara Rhizoid. Presented at The Society of Protozoologists 54th Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Medical School: Western University of Health Sciences/College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific, Pomona, California

Honors/Awards: Graduated Summa Cum Laude, Montclair Free Clinic Student Coordinator Award, Pomona Community Health Action Team Award.

Publications: Davis, F.M., Tsui J. Y., Flannery J.A., Li X., DeLorey T.M., Hoffman B.B. Augmentation of the Noradrenergic System in Alpha-2 Adrenergic Receptor Deficient Mice: Anatomical Changes Associated with Enhanced Fear Memory. Brain Research 2003 Oct; 986(1-2): 157-165.

Davis, F.M., Tsui J. Y., Flannery J.A., Li X., DeLorey T.M., Hoffman B.B. Activation of Alpha-1 Adrenergic Receptors Suppresses Fear Conditioning: Expression of c-Fos and Phosphorylated CREB in Mouse Amygdala. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2004 Oct; I(29): 229-239.

Medical School: National Taiwan University, Taiwan

Honors/Awards: President, Asian Student Association, Harvard School of Public Health 2005-2006, Vice President, Student council National Taiwan University College of  Medicine 2002-2003, Silver Medal Asian Physics contest 1998, Thomas Edison Award, Edison Science Conference 1997

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia

Publications: Jim W, Melo JR, Nagaki K, Talbert PB, Henikoff S, Dawe RK, Jiang J.. Maize Centromeres: Fine Structure and Functional Adaptation in the Genetic Background of Oat. Plant Cell. 2004 Mar; 16(3): 571-581. Cited in PubMed: PMID: 14973167.

Mroczek RJ, Melo JR, Luce AC, Hiatt En, Dawe RK. The Maize AB10 Meiotic Drive System Maps to Supernumerary Sequences in a Large Complex Haplotype. Genetics 2006 Sep; 174(1): 145-154. cited in PubMed: PMID: 16849609

Poster Presentation: Melo, J (March 2004) Maize Centromeres: Fine Structure and Functional Adaptation in the Genetic Background of Oat. Presented at j46th Maize Genetics Conference, Mexico City

Medical School: Texas Tech University of Medicine, Lubbock, Texas

Honors/Awards: National Achievement Scholarship 2000-2004, Deans Honors 2001-2004, Cum Laude Graduate 2004

Medical School: University of Hawaii, John A. Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu, Hawaii

Honors/Awards: 3rd year clerkship honors in OB/GYN, Medicine, Surgery, Family Practice and Psychiatry, nominated for AOA Honor Society

Publication:  Alice M. Tse, Donna-Marie Palakiko, Ronnie Texeira. Contrast of Pediatric Asthma Management Approaches in a Multicultural and Collectivistic Population. Journal of Asthma. Jan; 42(0277-0903): 623-631.